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Police say Chicago homicide toll not at 500 yet
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say it's too soon to say whether the city has had its 500th homicide of the year. The Chicago Police Department homicide tally stood at 499 on Thursday before a man was fatally shot in the head outside a convenience...
Tags: Shootings, Murder
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Chicago lottery winner's body to be exhumed
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago medical examiner says he plans to exhume the body of a lottery winner poisoned with a lethal dose of cyanide. Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina (SEE'-nuh) said Tuesday that paperwork is being prepared for a judge...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Services and Shopping, Rogers Park, Saudi Arabia, Lotteries
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Chicago man held in pregnant Ind. woman's slaying
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A Chicago man has been arrested in northwest Indiana on charges of killing his pregnant girlfriend. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/SYy25b ) that 28-old Isiah Barker was in custody Friday on preliminary charges of...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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5 injured in pair of CTA crashes overnight
Two CTA buses were involved in traffic crashes overnight - one in the South East Ravenswood neighborhood on the North Side and the other in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. None of the five injuries between the two crashes were...
Tags: Irving Park, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Marquette Park, Chicago Transit Authority
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At least one dead in Skyway crash
At least one person died in a car crash on the Chicago Skyway early Thursday morning, according to Chicago police. The wreck happened about 5:05 a.m. on Interstate 90 outbound lanes near 84th Street and some lanes are blocked, Chicago Police...
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Dozens of rape kits not submitted for testing by Chicago suburban police departments
Tribune reporterA woman submitted to a rape kit exam in July 2008 at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital after a husky stranger allegedly dragged her to the ground and sexually assaulted her, biting her on the neck and ears, according to police reports. Nearly one year...Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Laws, Chemical Industry
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Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity” and “The Scarlet Ibis”; and...Tags: Harvard University, Advice Columns and Columnists, London Theatre, Newspaper and Magazine, Movies
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...
Tags: Health, Politics, Michael Madigan, Behavioral Conditions, Weaponry
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Man injured in Far South Side shooting
Tribune reporterA 30-year-old man was shot Tuesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9:45 p.m. in the 500 block of West 119th Street, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. The man was...Tags: Shootings, Pullman, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, West Pullman, Hospitals and Clinics
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Body of man pulled from Chicago River in South Loop
Tribune reporterThe body of a man was pulled from the Chicago River in the South Loop. Police recovered the body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s or 40s, around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Lumber Street, officials said. The body was brought...Tags: Chicago Loop, South Loop
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Man, 19, dies after South Side shooting
Tribune reportersA 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Side's Lake Meadows neighborhood in one of three shootings Monday night on the South and West Sides, officials said. Torri Stewart, of the 900 block of East 81st Street, was shot in the head about 8:20 p....Tags: Shootings, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Hospitals and Clinics
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Cops respond to call of suspicious package on boat
Tribune reporterChicago police were called to the Michigan Avenue Bridge this afternoon after someone reported seeing a suspicious package on an empty boat on the Chicago River, police said. Police determined that the call was unfounded and no item was found. The...Tags: Michigan Avenue
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